One lane on Peka Dapčević Boulevard in the Podgorica neighborhood of Stari aerodrom has been closed for days due to the rehabilitation of a landslide, the Transport Secretariat told "Vijesti" that it will be closed until November 17.
Citizens told "Vijesta" that this led to increased traffic jams and that it significantly affects the quality of traffic in Podgorica, because it is a transit that, in addition to cars, passes by tow trucks and trucks.
"Every day it's getting worse, we wait in queues for twenty minutes, and everything happens right in the middle of work and the school year. We have only one lane through which cars, motorbikes, trucks and tow trucks pass, and the number of traffic accidents in Podgorica is not surprising at all", said one of the citizens who passes through that lane several times, every day.
The Secretariat for Transport explained that the lane was closed at the request of a private company that is building a logistics center.
The City Secretariat points out that "the work on the rehabilitation of the landslide became necessary, after an unplanned landslide occurred during the excavation of the foundation".
"A company addressed the Secretariat of Transport with a request to occupy part of the roadway and part of the sidewalk on Peka Dapčevića Boulevard due to the rehabilitation of a landslide that occurred during the excavation of the foundation for the future HDL center, in everything according to the submitted Elaborate on temporary traffic signaling and equipment", it is stated. in the answer of the Secretariat.
In addition, the Secretariat points out that the investor requested an extension of the temporary permit to close the lane, because due to unforeseen breakdowns in the machines, there was a delay in the planned works.
"The new deadline for the completion of the rehabilitation of the landslide and the reopening of the road is scheduled for November 17," said the Secretariat for Transport.
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